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Memsahib

memsahib
 noun  Etymology: Hindi, from English ma'am + Hindi & Urdu sahib sahib  Date: 1852 a white foreign woman of high social status living in India; especially the wife of a British official
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1.
  n. Anglo-Ind. hist. a European married woman in India, as spoken of or to by Indians. Etymology: MA'AM + SAHIB ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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  (memsahibs) Memsahib was used to refer to or address white women in India, especially during the period of British rule, or sometimes to refer to or address upper-class Indian women. (OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT; N-TITLE; N-VOC ...
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  ~ n IndE, PakE old-fashioned a European woman ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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